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We held our first conference on May 17th, 2017 at Edinburgh Napier University called: Psychology of Creativity: Building Impact, Skills, and Collaborations (PoC 2017).
The conference day included guest speakers of international acclaim, poster presentations, several networking opportunities, and interactive discussions on future directions and priorities for creativity research.
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Below is more information about the event, including reaction pieces, presentations, speaker information, and a video!
Co-organiser, Dr Gillian Hill (University of Buckingham) has written a blog about the experience from the organiser's point of view!
Conference delegate Dr Mark Batey (University of Manchester) detailed his insights from the conference too.
Dr Ian Hocking (Canterbury Christ Church University) also wrote about the day. Ian flew to Edinburgh and back in one day, just for the conference!
To top it off, our Keynote Speaker Professor Giovanni Emanuele Corazza (University of Bologna, Marconi Institute of Creativity)Â created this wonderful photo-video with highlights of the day, with custom-made lyrics!
Professor Giovanni Emanuele Corazza
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University of Bologna,
Marconi Institute for Creativity:Â Founder
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"The dynamic universal creativity process: evolving revolutions"
Professor Ken Gilhooly, Brunel University London and University of Hertfordshire
(see Professor Gilhooly's slides here)
Dr Paul Sowden, University of Surrey
Dr Alison Pease, University of Dundee,
Dr George Georgiou, University of Hertfordshire
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Dr Kathryn Friedlander, University of Buckingham
Frank and the organisers, who presented the prize. View Frank's poster in full here.
ukcreativityresearchers@gmail.com
We are three Early Career Researchers with interests in the areas of creativity, insight, problem-solving, incubation, and cognition. We have recognised that the field of creativity in psychology could be better represented within the UK, and are pro-active with our aim of improving the visibility and strength of our discipline.